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Conserved eukaryotic transposable elements and the evolution of gene regulation

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Multiple remnants of transposable elements preserved in cis-regulatory modules may represent a record of mutations that were critical to the evolution of gene regulation and speciation.

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  1. Genetic Information Research Institute, 1925 Landings Drive, Mountain View, California, 94043, USA

    J. Jurka

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Received 13 August 2007; received after revision 8 October 2007; accepted 23 October 2007

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Jurka, J. Conserved eukaryotic transposable elements and the evolution of gene regulation. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 65, 201–204 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-007-7369-3

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